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Isavasya Upanishad -Discussion-3, Swami Krishnananda.

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 =============================================================== =================================================================== Friday, January 07, 2022. 08:20.PM. Post-3. =================================================================== There was a Rishi, it is told, who was sitting on the shore of the ocean and contemplating this great subject as to how God could have created this world, and in what manner. The story goes that while the saint was contemplating on this subject and wanting to get an answer, suddenly a boy appeared nearby—a divine being, who came to instruct this saint. The boy held a mud pot that had several holes at the bottom, and he was using it to scoop up water from the sea and throw it on the bank. He was doing it continuously—a hundred and twenty times he went on scooping and pouring. The saint asked, “Hey, little boy, what are you doing?” “I am emptying the ocean,” replied the boy. “Have you any sense?” asked the saint. “Firstly, the ocean cannot be empt